Lead Embedded Linux Engineer (Yocto)

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our client allows commercial subscribers to send and receive text messages to and from space, via standard unmodified mobile devices. Service has been demonstrated in over 25 countries and is currently being deployed commercially, based on 36 MNO commercial service contracts covering approximately 50 countries. 

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employment type: contract of employment

work model: on-site/hybrid

location: Virginia, Washington

stage 1: phone call with {skills} matter recruiter (15-30 min)

stage 2: interview with HR at the client's site

stage 3: technical interview 1h

stage 4: summary conversation

stage 5: decision

• Leading the development of custom Linux distribution
• Creating Board Support Packages for existing and new hardware
• Creating and maintaining layers and recipes
• Supporting multiple CPU architectures (ARM, x86, etc.)
• Porting the distribution to new platforms
• Creating tooling to support satellite and telecommunications software engineers
• Designing and implementing mechanisms to support OTA updates on production satellites
• Be the Linux expert (kernel, CPU-architecture, general device-drivers, etc.) on the engineering team
• Working in a small, agile team to manage the software development lifecycle (requirements definition, design, implementation, test, and verification) 

• a Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Software, Electrical, Aerospace, or in a related engineering field
• 7+ years of experience building and shipping embedded Linux distributions
• expert knowledge of C/C++, Git, and Yocto/OpenEmbedded
• expert knowledge of embedded Linux configuration, development, board support packages, bootloaders, kernel, and drivers
• experience with root cause analysis, and advanced troubleshooting at the kernel-level
• experience working with common protocols such as RS-232, SPI, I2C, and CAN
• experience with hardware-in-the-loop integration and testing
• demonstrated experience with all phases of the software development life cycle
• great communication skills and experience working with cross-disciplinary teams

Nice to have:

• experience with PREEMPT_RT
• experience developing and testing software for SmallSats / CubeSats
• experience using CI/CD to produce release artifacts
• experience with Docker
• experience creating container images from Yocto artifac

• Opportunity for professional development in the international organization
• Developing opportunities and challenging assignments
• Attractive and stable employment conditions
• Hybrid work

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